Roll towel magazine and feeding device



Jan. 20, 1942. J. Rousso 2,270,344

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Jn (By Patented Jan. 20, 1942 UNITED STAT Es Armi-T oFFicE Eon-L TOWEL MAGAZINE ANDFEEDING DEVICE e e Jacques Rousse, Chicagojlll.` Application Aprnzz, 1940,Seria1No. 330,842

1s Claims. (ci. 242;#553) This invention relates to a roll towel magazine im nti same rust proof or enameled or otherwise treated for this purpose.` I3 designatesa longitudinal front bottom rail and yIll a similar rear rail also shownA of angle metal Weldedr orfotherwise connected to the corner legs or poststogether "with the lowerv `horizontal' end rails' I5. l Ari-intermediate front bar -or strip I6 also extends horizontallyto connect the front rcorner legslpara'llel to the front rail l-3 and a similar rear bar: or brace `I1 is provided at the 'back preferably in line with end bars I8 between-the front and rear Another object of thejv invention is to provide a magazine yor Aholder' `for damp "rolled `towels which willf support a large number of -rolls ina clean protected position :in addition to having anf increased'capacityfor supporting' rolls of toweling in strip form` beingvfed into the ironing machirieormangle in a plurality-of rows orbatteries, while maintaining the flatsmooth and even condition of the-strips or `websyin ther-011s and to accommodate rollsof differentwidths; as well as 'facilitatingthehandlingof the 'rol-ls by the operators @andplacing thereofinto feeding position `to `pass into and throughvthe ironing machine.;

A further objectmf 'the invention is to pro-- vide a device which will accommodate roll towels of different' and varied` widths, both wide and narrow with equall eiliciency such `as `ten inch to fourteen inch rolls orstrips'and seven inch rolls or strips, or otherwise'.

Further objects and vadvantageswill appearl and be brought out more` fully in lthe following specification. reference beinghad .to the accompanying drawings,.in which: A

l Fig. 1 is' an enlarged elevationpartly invertical-section of the roll towelmagazine. and feed-k magazine and Fig.` 2` partly .broken corner posts at Vtheends `of the structure.

Forwardly inclined end bars `I9 are also provided above the end bars I8 to connect the front and rear corner posts or legs-and top end -bars or rails 20 alsofof angle iron and inclined forwardly but -at ai lesser incline `than the `bars -I 9 sowas to diverge forwardly therefrom, Vconnect the upper ends legs'.l

These-top rails 2l have their upper Vflanges 2| turned inwardly to provide a rest surface -`and eliminate sharpecorners whichl might do injury to the operator or tearthe clothof the towels, in additionto givingv a more rigidstrueture. The rear top `rail runs horizontally 'and is designated at 22 connecting the back corner legs and has its upper horizontal lange 23 extending inwardly and forwardly. The front top rail 24 is thus positioned below the rear top rail-22, both" of which are'of 4anglemetal.A The horizontal-ange 25 of the front top rail Muextends forwardly or is turned'outwardly to form a shelf and Yarm erably of galvanizedfenamelederor otherV metal.l

This receptacle has a front `wall 21 at the inside y of the frame and a back wall 28 terminating about midway -of theheight of thelback ofthe frame-and much shorter than the front wall .or lining. which extends tothe top.y The upperedge of the-backrwall or lining 28 maybe -turned over and stops at a spaced .distance from the top of the frame. These walls form a trough in connection -with end Awalls 29 which extend to the topof the end bars I8.. The front wall or lining 21 is oset forwardly as at 30 to form a shoulder.

beneath the bottom edge. 4of the f-ronttop rail 24, and then extends up in front of thiserail `as indicatedat 3|.

The` inclined-end doarsv I9 support forwardly.

inclined -longitudinally .extending parallel front and rearsupporting rails? 32 and 33 fora trough structure. 34 `having a` front trough35 and a rear trough ..36 preferably made ofonepiece of sheety of the -front and rear corner y metal or otherwise. The front edge is provided with a down turned flange 31 engaging over the supporting rail 32 and an intermediate channel 38 engaging over the supporting rail 33 while the back part 39 of the trough structure extends up at the inside of the back wall of the frame to the top beneath the horizontal flange 23 in front of the top back rail 22, and may be suitably anchored in position although primarily removable. The ends of the troughs are closed as at 40 with inclined top edges 43 spaced from the top of the front trough and horizontal edges 44 spaced below the top of the rear trough and as the structure is of considerable length a plurality of transverse vertical partitions 4| are provided in the front trough 35 and similar partitions 42 are provided in the rear trough A36 all spaced apart in parallel relation but with the partitions of the rear trough staggered with respect to the partitions of the front trough and the compartments designed to receive the rolled towels alternating at the front and back designated atR staggered or overlapping at their ends with certain alternate compartments lying within and preferably centrally between the ends of adjacent confronting compartments. All of these compartments which receive the towels in rolls are by way of example made substantially of uniform length, say fifteen inches, to accommodate average towels, but the one at the extreme left at the back trough is preferably made about eighteen inches long to accommodate the widest towels. The in between compartments, as well as the one at the extreme right of the back trough are preferably made shorter such as between ten and thirteen inches whereas the compartment at the extreme right in the front trough is made about fourteen inches and the one at the extreme left in the front about sixteen inches in length. These lengths are given by way of example, but the compartments marked R will accommodate towels varying in width from ten to fourteen inches, and since the partitions are staggered, unless the towels 45 are of normal width so as to be spaced apart at their side edges, as indicated at the right half of Fig. 2, the edges of the towels 46 will overlap as indicated at the leftvhand portion of Fig. 2 and thus still permit the device to accommodate the wide towels to be fed to the ironing machine in overlapped position. By this arrangement the device will accommodate, by way of example, eight towels instead of six, thereby increasing the capacity 33% per cent. It is, of course, understood that the roll towels placed in the troughs are previously washed and partially dried so that they are damp or in the condition required for ironing. It may also be mentioned that the bottom of the magazine may be used to accommodate other roll towels lengthwise or crosswise until the same are placed in the troughs to be fed into the ironing machine or mangle and when placing or removing the rolls from the bottom of the magazine or positioning the same in the troughs, the front shelf 25 will facilitate the workof the operator and the towels may be readily passed between the front of the magazine andthe supporting rail 32.

The ironing machine or mangle has a frame 41 with an overhanging or forwardly extending portion 48 at each end and at the top thereof. The ironing cylinder is indicated at 49 and is suitably driven in the direction indicated by the arrow. Pivot ears 50 extend from the frame 41 and have upwardly inclined arms the apersmooth condition for proper ironing.

tures of the ears taking pivots or stud shafts 52 on which arms 53 are pivotally mounted and held by adjustable braces or bolts 54 between the free ends of the arms 5| and suitable apertured lugs at the intermediate portions and lower edges of the arms 53. Bearings 55 are provided on the free ends of the arms 53 for the shaft of a feeding roller 56 which may be of wood or otherwise, and is provided with a sprocket 51 to take a suitably driven endless drive chain or belt 58 from a motor or other part of the ironing machine by which the feeding roller is driven in the direction indicated by the arrow. A small guide roller 59 is journaled between the portions 48 and a series of ribbon belts 6U are driven around the rollers 56 and 59 and over a plate 6| extending horizontally from the roller 59 to the forward ends of the projections or overhangs 48. The forward down-turned edge of the plate 6| is connected at 62 to the down-turned rear edge of a forwardly inclined plate 63 having its forward edge curved downwardly as shown at 64 to prevent the strip forming the towel from catching thereon. Braces 65 extend between the forward portion of the plate 63 and sockets at the top of the arms 53. Ears 66 are provided on the arms 5| to take pivots or stud shafts 61 on which arms 68 are pivoted having lower weighted arms 69 and the upper arms carrying a guide bar or smoothing roller 19 which is normally pressed against the ribbon belts 60 and thus against the towels or strips of cloth forming the same as the latter are fed into theA ironing machine from the rolls held in the troughs 35 and 36, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. These towels pass over the roller 56 by which they are fed onto the belts 60 partially supported by the plates 6| and 63 and then over the roller 59 and down under the roller 49 which may be a heating cylinder of the ironing machine. The details of the ironing machine form no part of the present invention and further description thereof is thus omitted.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very desirable roll towel magazine or holder and feeding device which will hold a large number of damp roll towels after they have been washed and the strips composing the same rolled for ironing and that these towels may be conveniently handled and properly supported to be fed into the ironing machine by a feeding device such as described. The capacity will be considerably increased by as much as one-third and in addition. towels of all widths commonly in use will be accommodated, the towels being fed into the ironing machine from a plurality of rows or batteries of towels with the towels all fitting simultaneously into the ironing machine in a This, therefore, permits the handling of the towels with greater efficiency, dispatch and economy.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A roll towel magazine of the class described having a plurality of rows of roll towel compartments open at the top and arranged end to end, the compartments in each row being in staggered relation to the compartments of another row.

2. A roll towel magazine of the class described having a plurality of rows of open top roll towel compartments, the compartments of adjacent rows being arranged in overlapping relation.

3. A roll towel magazine of the class described having a plurality of roll towel troughs, said troughs having partition Walls forming compartments arranged in staggered relation in the different rows, alternating compartments only being designed to receive towels with the Webs extending upwardly together to be fed therefrom into an ironing machine.

4. A roll towel magazine of the class described having a plurality of roll towel troughs, said troughs having transverse partition walls forming compartments, the compartments of the different troughs being arranged in staggered relation, alternating compartments being designed to receive towels to be fed therefrom with the edges thereof spaced apart, in abutting relation or in overlapping relation.

5. A towel holder provided with troughs in parallel relation and having compartments arranged end to end and open at the top only, certain of said compartments of each trough overlapping the ends of compartments of an adjacent trough and designed to receive rolled toweling in damp condition to feed the same into an ironing machine.

6. A towel magazine and feeding device comprising a frame having a bottom receptacle forof which are adapted to receive a towel roll.

'7. A towel magazine and feeding device comprising `a frame having a bottom receptacle for damp towels and a plurality of longitudinally extending troughs with partitions dividing the same into a series of longitudinal compartments each alternate one of which is adapted to receive a roll towel, said troughs being so located that the roll towels may be passed up in front thereof from the receptacle to the trough compartments, said partitions being located in staggered relation whereby the edges of the towels may be spaced apart or overlapped for feeding therefrom.

8. A roll towel magazine and feeding device comprising a frame having a bottom receptacle for damp towels and a plurality of longitudinally extending troughs spaced from the front of the frame and provided with partitions dividing the same into a series of longitudinal compartments each alternate one of which is adapted to receive a roll towel, said partitions beingv located in staggered relation with respect to an adjacent trough whereby the edges of the roll towels may be spaced apart or overlapped.

9. A roll towel magazine or holder comprising a frame structure having inclined top rails and a forward shelf, a receptacle in the lower portion of the frame and troughs supported below the [top of the frame and longitudinally thereof above the receptacle and arranged so that the rolls may be passed upwardly between the troughs and the frame to place the same in the troughs.

10. A roll towel magazine or holder comprising a frame structure having inclined top rails and a forward shelf, a receptacle in the bottom of the frame and open top troughs supported below the top of the frame and longitudinally thereof in spaced relation to the front of the frame, said troughs having staggered spaced parallel transverse partitions forming towel receiving compartments.

l1. A roll towel magazine or holder comprising a frame structure having inclined top rails and a forward shelf, a receptacle in the bottom of the frame and parallel troughs supported adjacent the top of the frame and longitudinally thereof so that towel rolls may be raised in the frame from the receptacle to the troughs, said troughs having spaced parallel transverse partitions forming towel receiving compartments arranged end to end, said partitions being disposed in staggered relation and inwardly of the partitions of an adjacent trough.

l2. A magazine for roll toweling having a plurality of rows of roll towel compartments, the compartments of adjacent rows being closed except at the top, the compartments of adjacent rows being disposed with their ends in overlapping relation except the outer ends of the terminal compartments.

13. A roll towel magazine, including a plurality of concaved troughs in parallel relation and provided with compartments wide open at the top and with their ends overlapping in respect to different troughs.

14. A towel magazine comprising a frame adapted to hold roll toweling to be ironed and a battery of troughs held in the frame each having lengthwise open top compartments staggered relative to the compartments of another trough for roll toweling to extend upwardly therefrom to a feeding device for feeding the same into an ironing machine.

15. A towel magazine comprising a frame adapted to fit beneath a feeding device of an ironing machine to hold roll towels to be ironed and a plurality of open at the top troughs supported in the frame one in back of the other and having division Walls forming compartments, the ends of certain compartments of each trough overlapping the ends of certain compartments of another trough for holding roll toweling in spaced, abutting or overlapping relation at their edges to extend upwardly therefrom to the feeding device for feeding the same into the ironing machine. A

16. A magazine for roll toweling or the like having a plurality of rows of spaced rolled towel receiving compartments freely open at the top, certain of the compartments of adjacent rows being staggered relative to each other and disposed with their ends in overlapping relation.

JACQUES ROUSSO. 

